Update

Here's an update after 6 weeks of healthy food and lifestyle:

DH - 15 lbs lost - 5%
DS1 - 5.4 lbs lost - 3.72%
DS2 - 5.6 lbs lost - 4.87%
DD - 2 lbs lost - 3.22%
Me - no change

No giving up because I'm motivated by the results I see in my children. Makes mama proud!>..lol

Motivation....

Am I losing it? Maybe. Or maybe because I'm just in a general funk that I'm not on top of things anymore.

Anyway, Friday, DH and I went to the movie to see Tyler Perry's "Why did I get married?" and it was good, we had some butter popcorn and some M&Ms then went out to dinner where I only had a French Onion Soup and some bread.

Saturday morning, I went to the gym (Elliptical - 15 minutes - 160 calories) while DH was giving blood, went for a much needed haircut and eyebrow wax and I felt like a new woman. Grocery shop and hang out the rest of the day.

Sunday, went to church (FCC), then home for a breakfast, then to the gym for the boy's boot camp and our workout (Treadmill - 35 minutes, 5.0 incline, 3.0 mph and 2 mins at 4.5 mph - 290 calories and Elliptical - 10 minutes, cross ramp 10 and resistance 7 - 115 calories) Had a great sweaty time. Then a quick tour at the mall and out for dinner at the same place than Friday where I had another French Onion Soup, 1/2 Corn beef/Swiss Cheese Sandwich and some homemade chips. We shared a brownie/ice cream/whipped cream desert.

Saturday night, I made this...

Orange Chicken

3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1" cubes
1 cup of milk
1 cup of orange juice
Peel of 1/2 orange
Wheat Flour
Sauce:
1-1/2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup of soy sauce
Peel of 1/2 orange
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of water
2 tbsp of cornstarch
1 orange sliced and quartered
Chopped green onions

Mix milk, orange juice and orange peel in a bowl. Deep the chicken in it, then in wheat flour. Put on cookie sheet and bake until done.
Stir orange juice, soy sauce, orange peel, vinegar and brown sugar in small saucepan and cook for about 10 minutes to blend the flavors. Dissolve cornstarch in cold water and add to sauce to thicken.
Put together in wok, chicken, sauce and sliced oranges and stir until hot and well mixed.
Sprinkle with green onions and serve with rice.

Fitness

I went to the gym on Tuesday night while watching The Biggest Loser:

Elliptical - 11 minutes
Treadmill - 34 minutes
Total calories burned: 320

I skipped last night but will go tonight!

Changes coming....

The weather has dramatically dropped. We went from 90 degrees on Sunday with short and tank tops to 50 degrees since yesterday when I pulled out my fall/winter clothes. Can you say depressing???.....

My diet is still doing good, I went a little over the 1600 calories mark yesterday with close to 1900 but my weight is still at 213 lbs so I won't stress it. I guess I still go to comfort food when I don't feel good inside. I have a lot of miscellaneous things on my mind, nothing major other than totally being taken for granted by DH. I mean I fixed the man's breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks and no help from him whatsoever. So last night, I asked him to fix his own lunch since he complains about what I put in it (too much of this, not enough of that, what about this, what about that). You know what he did? He didn't fix himself anything. Plus he woke me up at 4:30am about some BS and he left the house at 5:30am without saying a word.

I think my marriage is in trouble. Anyway, it's not stopping me to get myself and the kids healthy. If he wants to drop off then whatever. I will continue to do what's best for my body and the fruits of my womb.

I made some fresh apple cake last night - the healthy version of a not so healthy recipe....lol

Fresh Apple Cake

Mix 1-1/2 cups of vegetable oil with 2 cups of Splenda. Beat 4 eggs and add to Splenda mixture.
Peel, core and cut 3 medium to large apples in small dices and add to Splenda/eggs mixture.
Mix 3 cups of whole wheat flour with 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of baking soda and 1 tsp of ground cinnamon. Blend well with apples mixture. If too thick, you can add some eggs or egg beater.
Bake at 325 for 45 minutes. Serve at room temperature or warm. Even better the next day!..lol

Weedend update

So last night I didn't go to the gym, actually I was too tired to even think about it. But I did go Friday, Saturday and Sunday so I think I deserved a day off. Saturday was just a little weight training, I wasn't really in the mood to do anything more...

Sunday:
Treadmill - 35 minutes, 0.0 incline, 2.9-3.3 mph - 180 calories
Elliptical - 11 minutes, cross ramp 10, resistance 10 - 120 calories

Sunday we also had our annual block party and it was fun to hang with the neighbors, I made some spring rolls and DH made some peanut sauce. In about 20 minutes, it was all gone. Can you say "HIT"?...LOL

I did have some chili and some apple cake and some pumpkin cake but overall I was good. It was so hot outside and I sweat so much that it made me feel better.

My scale still isn't moving fast enough, I did go from 215 lbs yesterday morning to 213.5 lbs this morning. And that's after 1600 calories yesterday. I had to push myself to eat all those calories since I calculated my RMR (resting metabolism rate) on www.shapeup.org and it told me that I need to eat at least 1650 calories per day for my body not to go on starvation mode. So I'm giving it a try but adding more snacks during the day, less carbs at night and more veggies and we will see if this is the "kick in the butt" that my body need to start loosing weight again.

Yesterday I had:

Breakfast: Bran Oat (made with water) with frozen blueberries sliced almonds and flax seed oil
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Romaine and Spinach salad with cucumbers, shredded carrots and roasted red peppers toasted with light Italian dressing and some pretzels
Snack: Yogurt
Snack: Pretzel crisps with light Laughing Cow cheese
Dinner: Roasted Chicken breast with broccoli and mozzarella cheese and light cookies n'cream ice cream
Snack: Peppered cashews

And water, water and more water.....lol

Changing plan

So last night, I went to the gym while DH was in the pool with the kiddos.

Elliptical - 35 minutes, crossramp 5 to 15, resistance 5 to 15 - 340 calories

This morning I was still at 214 lbs and I'm getting too frustrated and I'm afraid that it will make me go off the tracks a little. I don't think I had any major extra yesterday as far as food is concerned:

Breakfast - Great American chocolate chip bagel
Snack - 5 pretzel sticks
Lunch - Potbelly's Chicken Salad Salad with Vinaigrette and a huge pickle
Snack - Dry Kaski Cereals
Dinner - Vegetable Pizza on whole wheat dough, 94% fat-free popcorn with honey, dried cranberries and honey

From today, I'm going on the Body by God plan - carbs in the morning, carbs/protein for lunch and protein for dinner. We'll see if this changes my body...lol

Up 3 lbs.....

I'm clueless on what happened since last week......I didn't do any real extra.

Catching Up...

Wow I didn't realized that it's been a few days since I posted. Maybe because I was busy at work with the end of the fiscal year. Anyway, we're still doing good even though I'm getting a little bored of the meals, I have to try to find some new ideas. My breakfast is getting a little boring too, I mean how many days in the row am I supposed to enjoy a yogurt and a cereal bar?....LOL And when I have a PB&J sandwich for lunch, I'm really brain dead...LOL

We skipped the gym on Monday - DH and I were both tired so we decided to stay home and go to bed early. Probably the change of season.

Tuesday:
Elliptical - 17 minutes, cross ramp 10 and resistance 10-15 - 190 calories
Treadmill - 35 minutes, incline 0.0, 2.9-3.1 mph - 180 calories
(I didn't push it because I have a huge blister on my right heel)

Wednesday:
Weight training: 35 minutes (shoulders/back/quads/glutes/calfes/biceps/triceps/lumbar/abs)

My scale isn't moving once again - I'm at 212, I'm getting leaner and thinner and I know that the weight will eventually catch up but it's irritating. I don't count calories but I know I don't go over 1800/day and with working out 5 times a week, I think I'm good.

I have such a taste for more spring rolls lately....DH is bringing me more stuff to make some on Saturday, I can't wait!

Membership Sunday at our gym

I think they do this about once a month. Free classes, new classes, free healthy food, programs, etc. It was fun!

Treadmill - 5 minutes fit test - 28 below/average - 50 calories
Treadmill - 35 minutes - 3.2 mph, 5.0 incline - 300 calories
Abs - 5 minutes
Elliptical - 5 minutes - 40 calories
Pilates - 1 hour beginner's class

I *finally* got some new gym shoes, Nike Air running shoes - nice and comfy but I still got a sore on my right foot!...lol

Weekend food intake was good - this morning (Monday) I'm at 211.0 lbs